New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
COMMENCEMENT VISITORS ARRIVING.

NOTABLE CLASS -REUYIoNs TO BE HELD president
pwIGHT'S ADMINISTRATION.
NEw-HAvEN June 25.-The ADVANCE guard Of COM
moncemen visitors began to arrive to-day and tomorrow
they will flock hear President Dwights first oacca-
laureate sermon Monday is Class Day and seniors and
their friends will take part series OF exercises In
Gliding the delivery OF the grafton and poem In the
morning the histories in the afternoon followed By the
pantng of the class vies and eliminating In the senior
Promenade night when the fortunate young iadles
will realize pleasant 1t is TO come 10 NewHaven at
such times ball game with Harvard on Tuesday and
sundry in the evening will keep the visitors busy
and on Wednesday they will crowd Centre Church TO
their senior friends make their last bow to the president
and come forth bachelors of art Town, college ana
friends will flock to NewLondon Friday to see what
all OF them hope will be victory for YALE and by Sat-
urday the town will DO wrapped up In the gloom and SOL
itude that always follows commencement
Among tho most valuable of the class celebrations Will
be the reunion on Tuesday Of the class OF 81 1t Is In
teresting to note in fields OF activity It's members
have been particularly and prominently engaged An
examination of the class report SHOWS that al east
twenty mine served the Army and Navy OF the United
States in the War OF the rebellion. VIZ: Avery Cha-
berlan DeForest Dye. Holden, Roberts, Allen, Christ
man. Doster, Eaton, Jackson. Trowbridge. Barrows
COLES, Drake Grant Learned, N,ney' BeaId, I n
n I'm, uoi' gtctor Porter Among these the
generals we're John I. Cror,on. OF Kentucky; William
York: George Washington Roberts OF tennessee and
Larher Trowbridge, OF Michigan colonies Drake ana
Grant, majors and Learned; captains, Duton Srs
void hickor Holden, Porter and Wood. .,
Fix served In the ARMY W. Green and Pro
let, OF Mississippi. and smith, OF Louisiana. !he
medical profession and commercial pursuits nave
both Of lawyers and elergymen are 70 unusually ,s
large OF the have been elevated no e
this country one in the Bermudas Two nave enjoyed
class has been particularly strong the of higher
education and has furnished forty Instructors " tnese
perhaps tho widely known are Professors Nheeier
and Eaton OF Yale University President Nortlrup OF
the University OF Minnesota, formerly professor al ac
DeForest and Marshall Principal Frost snpernte nden
BALDWIN. OF Government Schools Sandwich Islands
Blake. of Brown University D. G. Porter. of Rochester
University and the Rev. D. Stuart Dodge, OF Beirut
President Dwight has stood at the head Of affairs at
YALE for year e eonnT and the many
which he delivered at dinners given In his honor and
at meetings of alumni associations been reported
more or less fully in the newspapers his probably SAFE
that there has not been single Instance Where
ihe university has made quiet bui satisfactory progress
during year Comparing the condition OF things with
steps in advance been taken the liberal introduce
tion OF optional courses has been amply justified by re-
though the students easily recognized on the streets
they are regarded with favor ana respect by the
bu il taking form during the reign OF Dr. Porter
na r rsdsH Yale Dwight Has sns from
tai barbarisin. When the classes come back
for reunions however the old university seems 70 wake
up TO the hnDbub stir Of former years aud the orgies
OF the trcnnal great surprise among falcn-
SLAMS entered college during the past four or
1--WE years That the changes which have been Drought
about have had wholesome effect on the general man.
ners and customs OF the college Is admitted Inc stu
dents life at Yale to-day is perhaps OF what the
ideal student life should be than ever before Inc
division OF the classes has perhaps tended 10 produce
cqucs among students and the fence has OF late DO
coe popular than used TO be- owing possibly 70 tne
fact that the there more or less at any hour
OF the day whereas In former years lhe early evening was
the ouy common meeting time OF the college Win this
declined materially, ana ~
Is seldom that singing on the fence Ii heard Oid
graduates mics many OF these old tune customs when
tey come back TO renew their youth In the shadows OF
their alma mater taken whole the wisdom OF the
changes must be admitted by all